Thursday, June 27, 2013

ntldr is missing error

Check your floppy and optical (CD/DVD/BD) drives for media and
disconnect any external drives. Often times, the "NTLDR is Missing"
error will appear if your PC is trying to boot to a non-bootable floppy
disk, CD/DVD/BD, or external hard drive or flash drive.Note: If you find that this is the cause of your problem and it's happening a lot, you might want to consider changing the boot order in BIOS so the hard drive with Windows installed is listed first.

Check the hard drive and other drive settings in BIOS and ensure
they are correct. The BIOS configuration tells the computer how to use a
drive so incorrect settings can cause problems, including NTLDR errors.

Note: There is usually an Auto setting for hard drive and optical drive configurations in BIOS which is usually a safe bet if you're not sure what to do.

In the command listed above, d represents the drive letter assigned to the optical drive that your Windows XP CD is currently in. While this is most often d, your system could assign a different letter. Also, c:\ represents the root folder of the partition that Windows XP is currently installed on. Again, this is most often the case but your system could be different.
If you're prompted to overwrite either of the two files, press Y.Take out the Windows XP CD, type exit and then press Enter to restart your PC.Assuming that missing or corrupt versions of the NTLDR and/or
Ntdetect.com files were your only issues, Windows XP should now start
normally.

Repair or replace the boot.ini file.
This will prevent the NTLDR error if the cause of the problem is a
boot.ini file that is not configured properly for your Windows XP
installation:Enter Windows XP Recovery Console.
The Recovery Console is an advanced diagnostic mode of Windows XP with
special tools that will allow you to restore the boot.ini file.When you reach the command line (detailed in Step 6 in the link above), type the following command and then press Enter.bootcfg /rebuildThe bootcfg utility
will scan your hard drives for any Windows XP installations and then
display the results. Follow the remaining steps to add your Windows XP
installation to the boot.ini file.The first prompt asks Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All).Type Y in response to this question and press Enter.The next prompt asks you to Enter Load Identifier:.This is the name of the operating system. For example, type Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition and press Enter.The final prompt asks you to Enter OS Load options:.Type /Fastdetect here and press Enter.Take out the Windows XP CD, type exit and then press Enter to restart your PC.Assuming that a missing or corrupt boot.ini file was your only issue, Windows XP should now start normally.http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-Boot.Inihttp://www.fermu.com/es/252

Perform a clean installation of Windows XP.
This type of installation will completely remove Windows XP from your
PC and install it again from scratch. While this will almost certainly
resolve any NTLDR errors, it is a time consuming process due to the fact
that all of your data must be backed up and then later restored.

If you can't gain access to your files to back them up, understand
that you will lose them all if you continue with a clean installation of
Windows XP.

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